The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles

The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles

Start date:	November 9th, 1941
End date:	April 12th, 1942
# of strips:	23 (23 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Flame Pearls Pt.7: Land of the Giants"
Followed by:	"Pacifica"

"The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles" is the 21st Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mandrake is on a scientific expedition to the South Pacific, looking for flame colored pearls. Now they have reached a string of small islands, known as The Hungry Isles. Then they are attacked and captured by pirates. Finaly, passing through a great cirkle of fire that burns on the water and reach a small floating island, the Flame Pearl Island.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Colonel Barton
June, daughter of Colonel Barton.
Captain Beeker, on Argos.
The pirate leader.
Davey Jones, mentioned only in an incantation.

Locations

South Pacific.
The Hungry Isles.
The Burning Water.
- Flame Pearl Island, a small floating isle.

Vehicles

S.S.Argos, Colonel Barton's yacht.

Behind the scenes

The main title for this story is taken from the strip of April 14th, 1940 (Next Week: "The Flame Pearls"), while the sub title is lifted from the plot.
The "Flame Pearls" story is a retelling of an ancient Greek myth; "Jason and the Golden Fleece".